Halloween 2025 at Depot
October 2025
Enjoy seasonal scares to haunt your dreams, including new folk horror doc The Last Sacrifice, Ken Russell’s Gothic, a screenwriting workshop for anyone who’s ever wanted to pen their own horror short, a new documentary about cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show and everyone’s favourite gothic family, The Addams Family.
Halloween Night at Depot
The Last Sacrifice
Fri 31 October, 17:50
Post-film Q&A with director Rupert Russell
Cert: TBC
The Last Sacrifice delves into the real-life 1945 witchcraft killing of Charles Walton—the terrifying event that inspired The Wicker Man and birthed the folk horror genre.
This unsettling true-crime interrogation probes into the eerie, enigmatic cultural undercurrents that shaped 1970’s folk horror genre, leaving an indelible mark on cinema and public psyche.
The Last Sacrifice uncovers an unflinching portrayal of Britain’s profound identity crisis, both during the tumultuous early 1970s and the resurgence of folk horror today, ominously coinciding with yet another national descent into madness. Its conclusion: The Wicker Man is more fact than fiction.
Gothic
Fri 31 October, 20:30
Introduced by Rupert Russell, son of director Ken Russell
Cert: 18
Living on an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley.
Together with Byron’s lover Claire Clairmont, and aided by hallucinogenic substances, they devise an evening of ghoulish tales.
However, when confronted by horrors, ostensibly of their own creation, it becomes difficult to tell apparition from reality.
If you would like information about the content of this film, including potentially triggering material, please CLICK HERE for guidance from the BBFC
Upcoming October Screenings
The Addams Family
Wed 15 October, 17:45
Presented by KINO Collective
Cert: PG
When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the Addams family plans a celebration to wake the dead.
But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can’t recall any of the details of Fester’s life.
If you would like information about the content of this film, including potentially triggering material, please CLICK HERE for guidance from the BBFC
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Thu 16 October, 20:30
Cert: 15
From humble origins as a London fringe theater play to its meteoric rise as the biggest cult film of all time, this is the definitive story of the Rocky Horror Show.
With intimate access to its creator Richard O’Brien and other major players such as Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Lou Adler, the documentary explores what makes the play and film so singular: Its groundbreaking and transgressive themes, iconic performances and epic songs that took over popular culture.
If you would like information about the content of this film, including potentially triggering material, please CLICK HERE for guidance from the BBFC
Halloween Writing Workshop
Fast & Furious Screenwriting: Halloween
Saturday 18 October, 10:15 – 16:15
18+
£59.00
Got a scary idea? We will guide you through the process of crafting a spine-chilling story with a rich theme and characters that get right under your skin.
Scriptease is led by playwright Sara Clifford (www.inroads.org.uk) and filmmaker Lisa Fulthorpe (www.fireflyfilm.co.uk) who are both experienced teachers in their fields and who love bringing stories to life for the stage and screen.
These courses are fun, experimental and suitable for both beginners and more experienced writers. So if you’ve ever wanted to write a script come and give it a go!